Ham-fisted driver buys a Ferrari F430, totals it after an hour

This used to be a Ferrari F430 Scuderia. The driver who wrecked it survived, but his ego reportedly took a hit.

Handout, South Yorkshire Police via Twitter

One hour is all it took for a British man to total his new-to-him Ferrari F430 Scuderia

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Staff, The Associated Press | July 28, 2017

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A British driver has survived a major crash in his Ferrari, an hour after he bought it. Local police called it a “miracle escape,” but the car was not so lucky.

South Yorkshire Police posted photos on Twitter of the smoking and wrecked car, saying it “went airborne (and) burst into flames” beside a highway in northern England. The Ferrari F430 Scuderia, worth about US$260,000 when new, ended up a burning heap in a field.

In a statement on Facebook, police said the driver “only had minor cuts and bruises” after Thursday’s smash, but they also detected “a sense of damaged pride.”

The force said the driver told officers: “I’ve only just got it, picked it up an hour ago.” Police urged local drivers to take care on the roads.